Application Operations Specialist (Program Manager)
Trevose, Pennsylvania
Directed demand and intake processes, project portfolio management, project communications and evangelism, stakeholder management, and resource utilization and planning for global shared services Infrastructure and Architecture, Build and Run Team in the insurance and risk management industry.• Facilitated projects and supported enhancements for new applications and services, as well as implemented the demand and intake process for new requests, including release management processes and checkout• Initiated and planned cloud migration for applications and databases, managing service providers for email, software, database, hosting services, and security and compliance, as well as managed service provider for on-going support• Implemented Project Management Frameworks including Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement, Stakeholder, Integration, and Change Management• Implemented Agile Project Management Methodologies including daily scrum, sprint planning, and reporting (e.g. velocity, burn down charts, and roadmaps via Jira and Aha!)• Created and leveraged Program Dashboard for communication to senior and executive leadership, outlining resource utilization, cost, risk, status, and outcomes• Collaborated with stakeholders to create KPIs, measuring outcomes for utilization, cost, and operations• Simultaneously implemented multiple large-scale projects (multi-year initiatives and investments up to $10MM), while being responsible for overall project management, coordination, execution, and control of IT deliverables, schedules, and finances, driving a sustainable continuous improvement model